HS1 winner to be announced this week

[Railway]

http://rail-news.com/2010/11/01/hs1-winner-to-be-announced/

 

[Neilandrewhall]

I thought South Eastern had this Line?

 

[Mike395]

They don't own the infrastructure, which is the part up for sale I believe. The TOCs operating over it remain unchanged

 

[MCR247]

Hopefully it will be DB

 

[466.networkers]

I hope it will be DB as well.

I just hope that Southeastern will be able to keep the service as it is at the moment, as it is working very well.

I hope that the new owner doesn't force any unnecessary changes.

 

[swt_passenger]

They don't own the infrastructure, which is the part up for sale I believe. The TOCs operating over it remain unchanged

The future 'owners' aren't actually buying the infrastructure either. They are buying an 'operating concession for the line'. The purchaser will maintain the line and sell track access to train operators.

"The sale process means that the Secretary of State for Transport will
continue to own the infrastructure of the railway and the freehold to the
associated land. HS1 Ltd will have the rights under the Concession to sell
access to track and stations on a commercial basis. It will have to preserve
the nature and capacity of High Speed 1 as a high-speed railway and to
maintain and renew it to modern standards."

http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=202&NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=413966&SubjectId=36

 

[tbtc]

I hope it will be DB as well.

I just hope that Southeastern will be able to keep the service as it is at the moment, as it is working very well.

I hope that the new owner doesn't force any unnecessary changes.

Interesting to hear positive opinions about HS1 from Kent. We hear a lot of negative views about it, but these are often from "outsiders", so I'm never sure how seriously to take them